MAYER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the west’s most historic and revered college preparatory boarding
schools, The Orme School, today announced Bruce A. Sanborn as its new
headmaster. Sanborn’s selection was the result of a comprehensive
six-month search by trustees of the board. With 34 years working in
private college preparatory education, Sanborn brings a depth and
breadth of experience in rigorously educating the individual student
while also serving the school community. He begins his tenure as
Headmaster of The Orme School on July 1.

“We are thrilled to have someone of Bruce Sanborn’s caliber leading The
Orme School forward. Bruce’s extensive boarding and college preparatory
school experience, combined with his time both in and out of the
classroom, are a most excellent fit for our school and community,” said
Marian Craver, Chair, Orme Board of Trustees. “Bruce Sanborn represents
our founder, Charles H. Orme Jr.’s vision for the school: “Preparation
for college, by all means. Preparation for living, for leadership, by
every means.”

The Orme School trustees found Sanborn’s traditional college preparatory
boarding school experience, including leadership positions at the oldest
preparatory residential school in the U.S., West Nottingham Academy in
Colora, Maryland (est. 1744), a uniquely strategic fit for Orme, one of
the oldest co-educational college preparatory schools west of the
Mississippi (est. 1929), founded by two visionary Stanford University
graduates.

Mr. Sanborn, and his wife, Cathy, who have four adult children, will
begin their westward journey to central Arizona this summer. In addition
to extensive school leadership, teaching and coaching experience, Mr.
Sanborn brings a love for the outdoors, inspired by summer work as a
young man on a large cattle ranch in Colorado. In his new role of
leading The Orme School, located adjacent to the 26,000-acre Orme Ranch
and 1.25 million-acre Prescott National Forest, he will return to many
personal interests including historic preservation and restoration,
hiking, kayaking, skiing, camping, and gardening.

“With Orme’s focus on academic excellence, outdoor experiential
education, and character development in a truly unique and beautiful
setting rich in history, the possibilities to create transformative
opportunities for students are endless,” said Mr. Sanborn.

Mr. Sanborn will begin his tenure with The Orme School as the historic
school’s newest initiative--a commitment to local food systems--quite
literally, grows. Earlier this year a new 35,000-square-foot organic
garden was built by the students to provide produce and culinary herbs
for the school’s meals. The school’s Director of Food Services, Chef
Patti Marrs, is leading a novel garden-to-table, ranch-to-table and
farm-to-table procurement initiative that sources both from the school’s
organic garden as well as regionally-raised meats and locally-grown
ingredients for a 2014-launched healthier school food initiative. In
addition, the School’s alumni raised funds to build a new swimming pool,
which will be completed by June 1, in time for the School’s summer Ranch
Camp.

Mr. Sanborn, who will be participating in the May board of trustees
meeting at The Orme School, will be taking over the leadership of The
Orme School from interim Headmaster Michael Gemma.

Established in 1929 by Charles and Minna Orme, both 1916 Stanford
University graduates, The historic Orme School is distinct as a
pioneering independent, nonprofit (501c3) educational institution. The
Orme campus is located in central rural Arizona on 300 acres at 4,000
ft. elevation, and is surrounded by the 26,000-acre Orme Ranch, and the
1.25-million acre Prescott National Forest. In addition to its rigorous
academics, Orme students are involved in outdoor, athletic, horsemanship
and art activities as part of a well-rounded experience to prepare
students for both college and life. The oldest coeducational residential
college preparatory school in the Western States of America, Orme
remains committed to its founding family’s traditional educational
values of community, responsibility, leadership, competition, and
academics.